Spoofing already created such a wide gap. I’ve seen super high cp milotic, tyranitar and slaking appearing on the 2nd day whereas others will take many months to get one or even none. No amount of temp ban is useful cos once a high iv Pokemon is caught, the advantage is already there over other people once the ban is lifted.
Multiple accounts are mostly harmless until trading comes. With spoofing, they will become invincible. The gap widens. A high sd penalty kills the fun. A low sd requirement is likely to be abused.
Sounds like the poor and the rich. The rich gets richer.
I concur. Trading is the very reason why lots of trainers are playing with multiple accounts, expecting NN to introduce trading at some point so they can transfer mon to main account . Their wish just got fulfilled.
The way I look at it, NN is trying to prevent misuse of the trading system for people to sell their mon outside their channels, hence the great friend status need 90 days and 1 million SD to trade if it's just good friend status. But they let off people with multiple accounts, probably knowing this is a sizable group playing today. Trainers with multiple accounts will be able to trade relatively at lower penalties after 90 days. This trading function will make strong accounts stronger, and barrier of entry even more wider and treacherous. Legit players will feel they are going further and further behind, some might just give up.
For me, I will continue to play with one account, for now. Actually I don't really envy these people holding multiple phones during raids or while scouting for Pokémon in the neighborhood. They looked so busy and stressed up to handle so many screens. Rather enjoy the game the way I like, disadvantage or not.
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